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EESL to fall short of its target of electrifying government car fleets two years after the deadline

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 13, 2019

State-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited’s (EESL) move to electrify government employees’ car fleet has fallen short of its ambitions with the company set to close its tender for 10,000 electric cars at the end of March 2020 with an expected procurement of only 3,000...

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How electric cycle rickshaws are driving the e-mobility boom in West Bengal

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 31, 2019

A silent electric vehicle revolution is playing out in suburban West Bengal, within Kolkata city and on its fringes. At the forefront of this revolution is the now ubiquitous e-rickshaw. Alongside it is the battery-operated version of the ‘desi’ cycle-rickshaw, a breed that...

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Ford partnership likely to fire up Mahindra’s sputtering EV business

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 21, 2019

The recent partnership with Ford Motor Co. is likely to be a big shot in the arm for Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) in turning around its electric vehicle (EV) business, where M&M was one of the first movers in India and where it has pumped in several hundred...

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Mahindra reveals plan for BSVI compliance

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2019

Succeeding in realising a scenario where local engineering and sourcing of BSVI technology was made possible in a short span of three and a half years at a much lower cost level in comparison to a scenario where technology and engineering would be imported at an exorbitant...

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M&M To Enter Indian Electric Two Wheeler Market Soon

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 20, 2019

Despite being one of the earliest to launch electric vehicles in India, the Mumbai-based SUV-specialist Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has kept away from entering the electric two-wheeler...

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Budget 2019: Boost for EVs evokes mixed reactions from auto industry

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 8, 2019

Home-grown carmakers have lauded the government’s resolve to promote electric-driven mobility, even as the local arms of global firms rued that the fiscal incentives in the Budget leave out...

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United Nations Asks Business Leaders To Set Tougher Emissions Reduction Targets To Fight Climate Change

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 25, 2019

Amidst growing public concerns about climate change that have led to a number of protests around the world and despite the constant warnings from environmentalists, greenhouse gas emissions have...

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M&M arm looks to sell EV parts to global firms

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2019

To develop its Bengaluru facility into a hub for manufacturing electric vehicles, Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd (MEM), a unit of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M), is in talks with global...

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Mahindra & Mahindra to move to BS-VI norms ahead of plan

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 4, 2019

Mahindra & Mahindra, India’s leading utility vehicles maker, said that it would transition to the stringent BS-VI emission norms ahead of schedule, and save at least 20% on the estimated...

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Mahindra’s electric vehicle sales rise over 2.5 times in FY19

By : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2019

Homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra’s electric vehicle (EV) sales grew over two-and-a-half times to 10,276 units in 2018-19, riding on the second phase of orders for electric cars from...

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